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BEST PLACES TO WORK IN CONNECTICUT
Special Section
E
ach year, when Hartford
Business Journal publishes
its Best Places to Work in
Connecticut, we get ques-
tions about why certain companies
were chosen over others.
Usually, I'll suggest reading winners'
company profiles to understand the
culture and types of benefits and perks
they offer that engender employee
loyalty and appreciation.
Our winners are vetted and cho-
sen by the Best Companies Group, a
third-party research firm based out of
Harrisburg, Penn. You can read more
about them below, but each year, along
with the list of winners, Best Compa-
nies provides survey results that show
some of the benefits and perks most
commonly offered by the companies
that make our Best Places to Work list.
Of the 45 companies that ranked in
this year's list, the survey found:
• 93 percent match employee contri-
butions to an employee's retire-
ment savings plan account;
• 23 percent pay 100 percent of their
employees' health insurance pre-
miums;
• 62 percent allow employees addi-
tional paid time off for community
service activities/volunteer work;
• 71 percent offer workplace flexibility,
including telecommuting options;
• 82 percent provide fitness and/or
wellness programs or benefits as
well as cafeteria or meal subsidies,
free daily snacks or beverages.
Beyond the perks, our Best Places to
Work also have employees who prize
their work environment. Of the employ-
ees surveyed from this year's winning
companies:
• 94 percent said they were satisfied
with their employer;
• 88 percent said they look forward
to going to work each day;
• 93 percent said they are proud of
where they work;
• 84 percent said they receive ad-
equate training and career devel-
opment opportunities.
So, after reading that, how does your
company stack up? As much as this spe-
cial section aims to celebrate this year's
group of winners (which we did recently
at Farmington Gardens in Farmington),
it's also meant to be a training tool for
other employers, to learn new ways to
create a happy and engaged workforce.
At the end of the day, no matter what
industry you're in, workers are the most
important asset to any company. The
employer's challenge is to retain the
best and brightest, and as you read the
profiles in the pages that follow, you'll
find competition for talent is intense.
Greg Bordonaro , Editor
BEST PLACES TO WORK
IN CONNECTICUT
How the ranking process works:
The Best Places to Work in Connecticut program
was created by the Hartford Business Journal and
Best Companies Group to identify and recognize best
places to work in the state of Connecticut. The program
is managed by Best Companies Group, a third-party
research firm that manages similar programs all over the
United States and in Canada.
The Best Places to Work in Connecticut program was
open to all public or privately-held organizations, either
for-profit or not-for-profit.
To be eligible for consideration, companies must have
had a total of 15 or more employees working in the
state of Connecticut. Companies with headquarters in
another state, but with 15 or more employees working
in Connecticut, were also eligible.
Participation in this program required organizations
to go through a workplace assessment process, which
included surveying their employees, as well as taking an
inventory of the company benefits, policies and offerings.
The information was processed and analyzed by Best
Companies Group and then used to determine the Best
Places to Work in Connecticut.
All participating companies went through a two-
part workplace assessment process. Part one of
the assessment (worth 25 percent of the evaluation)
consisted of a employer questionnaire about benefits,
policies, practices, and other general information.
Part two of the assessment (75 percent of the
evaluation) consisted of a 72-question, confidential
employee engagement and satisfaction survey.
This comprehensive, two-part assessment allowed
the workplace experts at Best Companies Group
to perform an in-depth analysis of each company's
strengths and weaknesses and ultimately determine
which companies deserved to make the list.
Companies received the in-depth employee feedback
report, which showed the percent of positive responses
for each of the 72 questions, along with the percent of
positive responses within seven demographic categories
(gender, age, ethnicity, duration of employment, full- or
part-time status, job role, and department).
Companies received state benchmarking reports in
which they could compare themselves against list-
making companies and all participating companies.
More information about Best Companies Group is
available at www.BestCompaniesGroup.com.
Information on the Best Places to Work in Connecticut
program can be found at www.bestplacestoworkinct.com.
Contents
Small/Medium Companies
20 Winner: Connecticut Wealth
Management LLC
22 Small/Medium Companies
Runners-up
28 Small/Medium Companies
Finalists List
Large Companies
30 Winner: Consigli
Construction Co. Inc.
32 Large Companies Runners-up
38 Large Companies Finalists List
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